It’s a ritual of the Yaps to go vegetarian on the first day of the Lunar New Year. And there will always be a Lion Dance ceremony in the earning morning on the first day of CNY at the Yaps’ family house.
Our girls are not fans of ‘jai’ but whether they like it or not, everyone has to eat this dish on the first day of CNY 😏 and we can feast on meat for dinner with my parents. 😬 For me, I’m more of a herbivore and have absolutely no issue eating ‘jai’ the entire day.
Lunch on Chor Yat at the Yaps’.
Dinner on Chor Yat at Kok Thai Restaurant with my family.
At almost 50, I still get ang pow from my parents ❤️
Ang pow from my darling.
On the 2nd day of CNY, we went to the Yaps’ ancestral house again for ‘hoi nien’ lunch. All the dishes were cooked by the great cooks of the Yap family, except for the waxed meat.
After lunch, we rushed back to my parents’ for another gathering, this time with the Yongs (my papa’s 8 siblings).
We stopped by the road side to get fresh coconut water as the weather in Ipoh was burning hot, so hot that we could literally feel our skin grilled. Hubs waited under the hot sun for 15 minutes for the vendor to pack the coconut water as there was a long queue. Things that my darling would do for me 💓
Dinner on Chor 2 was at YMCA. The dishes here tasted way better than Kok Thai. Though the restaurant at YMCA is small and less fancy, the quality of each dish was top notch. This restaurant serves halal Chinese dishes.
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